Sophie Ellis-Bextor to make music comeback

Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to release new music after signing a new deal with her former record label.

The Murder on the Dancefloor singer has signed a record deal with Universal and will release new music later in the year.

The iconic track was originally a hit 23 years ago. Since it appeared in movie Saltburn, Sophie has been propelled back into stardom.

The film has been so popular that Murder On The Dancefloor was in the top five most-played tracks in the world last week.

"Sophie has become a global star again," a music industry source told the Mail on Sunday. "Universal, her old record label, have snapped her up and she will be releasing new music later in the year. She is likely to be a bigger star than she was back in the day. It has come out of nowhere for Sophie and she is thrilled and really excited."

Sophie, 44, added: "It's just an extraordinary thing and it's quite hard to get my head around. 'It's feeling a bit more real now, but I'm trying my best to just enjoy it."

After releasing music in the 2000s, Sophie became part of the public consciousness again when she live-streamed her Kitchen Discos on Instagram during the Covid lockdown. It became so popular that she now hosts a BBC Radio 2 show of the same name. Last year she made her debut on Glastonbury’s Pyramid stage.